Abstract:
The study was carried out to investigate into the causes of students’ unrest in Obuasi
Municipality a case study of Obuasi Secondary Technical School. And what
environmental factors contribute to the causes of senior high school students’ unrest? The
study adopted descriptive research design, using quantitative method of data collection.
The researcher used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to analyse the data and
presented in frequency, mean, standard deviation and percentages. The target population
included all of the third year students of Obuasi Secondary Technical School. Simple
random sampling was used to select 60 students for the study. The study found among
others that arbitrary collection of fees or monies outside those approved by GES lead the
students to demonstration. Majority of the students agreed that the head masters’
leadership behavior contribute to the causes of senior high school students’ unrest in
Obuasi Municipal. High rate of hard drug abusers at Obuasi has promoted indiscipline
among students, causing students to demonstrate, and that bullying and intimidation
making students to feel unsafe and unhappy at school, and teachers’ poor methods of
teaching cause students to riot or demonstrate Based on the findings, it is recommended
that the school administration should as a matter of urgency desist from the arbitrary
collection of fees or monies outside those that have been approved by GES. PTA and
SMC should monitor the school administration on the approved fees by the government.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in Partial fulfilment of the requirements
for award of the Masters of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
